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Consultant pitches customized board development; trustees ask about cost and scope
Summary
Square 1 Strategy Group presented a tailored board-development proposal to Oak Park trustees, emphasizing customized workshops, assessments (DISC), and quarterly follow-up; trustees asked about cost, membership alternatives and whether the district has budgeted funds for fiscal 2025–26
The Oak Park Board of Education heard a presentation from Dr. Shannon Smith of Square 1 Strategy Group proposing a customized board-development program aimed at improving governance, strategic oversight and board alignment. The group described a process that begins with an anonymous board survey to inform a tailored workshop sequence and offered quarterly follow-up sessions, assessments such as DISC and job-specific goal-setting for board members.
Dr. Smith said Square 1 has worked with…
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